Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Premeditated Attack Case: Joy Dev Araj vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code is sustainable when the accused is part of an unlawful assembly that caused the victim’s death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Joy […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Proper Identification: P. Sasikumar vs. State (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal issue in this case revolves around the reliability of dock identification in the absence of a Test Identification Parade (TIP), particularly when the accused is a stranger to the witness and was seen
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to flawed Section 313 CrPC examination in murder case: Naresh Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2024) INSC 464 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the accused was not questioned on crucial incriminating circumstances during examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Lal Mohammad Manjur Ansari vs. State of Gujarat (2024) INSC 475 (08 July 2024) Date of the Judgment: 08 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 475 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the key
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute: Sardar Ravi Inder Singh vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed when a related civil dispute has been settled and the complainant has relinquished all claims. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sardar Ravi Inder Singh & Anr. vs. State of Jharkhand
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dharmendra Kumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for murder, based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dharmendra
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Vishwanatha vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused could be convicted of murder based on the testimony of eyewitnesses, despite inconsistencies with the post-mortem report and the lack of a Test Identification Parade (TIP). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Thatireddigari Maheswara Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 495 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can the testimony of eyewitnesses who are related to the victim be considered reliable in a murder case? The
Supreme Court quashes rape charges in consensual relationship case: Shiv Pratap Singh Rana vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 481 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can a sexual relationship between two adults be considered rape if it was initially consensual but
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Police Station Murder Case: Surender Singh vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2024) Date of the Judgment: 3 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 462 Judges: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Rajesh Bindal Can a plea of self-defense or grave and sudden provocation justify a murder committed inside a police station? The
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Arvind Kejriwal in Money Laundering Case LEGAL ISSUE: Grant of interim bail in a money laundering case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement [Judgment Date]: 10 May 2024 Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 400 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., Dipankar
Supreme Court on Fair Trial and Sentencing: Sunita Devi vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 448 Date of the Judgment: 17 May 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 448 Judges: M.M. Sundresh, J., S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can a trial be considered fair if the accused is not given adequate opportunity to defend themselves? The Supreme Court of
